Promoting U.S. production would avoid importing critical minerals from China. Members of the House of Representatives have introduced legislation to support domestic mining and processing of minerals essential…
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President Trump Pledges to Veto Surveillance Bill
Legislation removed from House Floor as a result. Following bipartisan support in the House of Representatives to begin negotiations to extend FBI surveillance powers, President Trump vocally came…
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House Votes by Proxy for First Time in History
Republican members sue to stop new rules. Wednesday marked an historic moment for the House of Representatives, as House lawmakers voted by proxy for the first time in…
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House Members Sue Speaker Over Proxy Voting
Transition to proxy voting is not constitutional, they say. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, along with 20 other lawmakers and four constituents, challenged the constitutionality of proxy voting…
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Senate Renews Federal Surveillance Powers
House set to vote on measures in the coming weeks. On Thursday, the Senate voted on a bill that would renew expired surveillance powers for the federal government…
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House Gives OK to Voting Change
Proxy voting could change dynamics of legislative branch. Neither the Civil War nor the Great Depression nor any other national crisis has brought the House of Representatives to…
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House Bill Proposes Mandatory National Testing
TRACE Act would authorize agents to visit citizens’ homes to test for COVID-19. The “Testing, Reaching, and Contacting Everyone” bill was introduced earlier this month in the House…
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House Announces COVID-19 Aid Bill
If passed, bill will be largest relief package in history. On Tuesday, the House of Representatives announced the latest COVID-19 stimulus bill to counter the economic effects of…
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House Lawmakers Launch “China Task Force”
They will look at breadth of China’s influence in U.S. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy announced the formation of a “China Task Force” to coordinate a strategy against…
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House Speaker Fills COVID-19 Oversight Committee
Democrat-run committee will be focused on relief spending. On Wednesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the House members who would make up the newly created special committee focused…
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